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HENRY MASSMANN, on CHICAGO,

PATENT OFFICE.

ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO CHARLES PASSOW, or SAME rLAoE.

TABLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 360.604, dated April 5, 1887.

Application filed January 18, 1887. Serial No. 224,736. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY MAssMANN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in SportingTables, of which the following is a specification, referenoe being had therein to the accompanying drawings. 1

This invention relates to tables arranged with shelves beneath the top for holding glasses with drinks while playing cards or other games; and it has been my object to provide such a table in which thcshelves are arranged at the corners of the table between the legs and top of the same; and for that purpose my invention principally consists in connecting the leg with the top of the table by L-shaped metallic brackets or braces, and in shelves secured upon such legs and brackets to be sufficient distance below the table-top to afford room for placing a glass with wine, beer, or lemonade, all as will be more fully described and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side elevation, and Fig. 2 a bot-- tom view, of the table; and FigI 3 the upper portion of a leg with shelf and brackets as detached from the table-top.

Corresponding letters in the several figures of the drawings designate like parts.

A denotes the legs, each having secured to the sides of its upper end the lower shanks of three L-shaped metal brackets, B, C, and D, upon the vertical shanks of which brackets rests the table-top E, each having flanges or lugs to its ends with countersunk holes for securing it to the leg and tabletop by woodscrews. The brackets B and D occupy arela tively rectangular position corresponding with the corners of the table-top to which they are secured, and the brackets C occupy intermediate diagonal positions.

The lower shanks of the several brackets B, C, and D being flush with the upper extremity of leg A, a quartencircular shelf, F, is secured upon the same, having a raised edge. to its rear edge and adapted to have set upon it one or more glasses, the distance vertically between such table'top and shelf affording sufficient space for that purpose.

The table-legs, as will be noticed, not extending to the table-top, depend for their connection with such table-top upon the cast metal brackets, thus leaving the corner below the table-top entirely open forthe shelf thus placed in the most convenient position, where it will not interfere with the occupants legs and is in easy reach for the glasses thereon.

The three brackets B, C, and D may be formed of a single casting.

I am aware that tables having legs extending clear up to the top have had shelves provided around and back of the legs at sufficient distance below the table-top to receive glasses and similar articles, and that such shelves have been formed by having brackets secured under the table-top and extended down and secured at proper height to the legs, and I do not claim such.

What I claim is--' 1. In a table, the combination of a leg or legs having a shelf or shelves secured upon the top or tops thereof, the tabletop and brackets offset from said legs and supporting the table-top at a sufficient height above the top of said shelf or shelves to admit of articles being placed upon said shelf or shelves.

2. The top and legs of a table, having a space between, in combination with brackets which are secured to both of said parts and hold the tabletop at a distance above the top of the legs, and shelves placed upon the tops of said legs, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signatu rein presence of two witnesses.

HENRY MASSMANN.

Witnesses:

WM. H. Lorz, Orrro LUBKERT. 

